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After going from 106 losses to the playoffs, the Royals already are aiming for more next season

Oct. 11, 2024 13:17 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Yankees were celebrating their win over his Royals to clinch their AL Division Series on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium, Bobby Witt Jr. snuck back to the home dugout to watch. He was the only one there, hanging over the railing, taking in the revelry that he...

Yankees' Chisholm accuses Royals' Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt teammate during ALDS win

Oct. 11, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. accused the Royals' Maikel Garcia of intentionally trying to hurt Anthony Volpe while sliding into second base during Game 4 of a tense AL Division Series that New York clinched with a 3-1 victory Thursday night. ...

After blowout loss to Texas A&M, No. 21 Missouri hopes to bounce back against struggling UMass

Oct. 10, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz is hoping his No. 21 Tigers can make people forget about their embarrassing 41-10 loss to then-No.25 Texas A&M. And that’s bad news for UMass (1-4). Mizzou (4-1) heads to Amherst, Massachusetts, on Saturday...

No. 21 Mizzou hopes to bounce back from Texas A&M loss with game at FCS UMass

Oct. 10, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

No. 21 Missouri (4-1) at UMass (1-5), Saturday, 12 p.m. (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: Missouri by 27 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Mizzou is trying to bounce back from a 41-10 loss to No. 25 Texas A&M...

The Royals are on brink of elimination after several walks to Yankees in their AL Division Series

Oct. 10, 2024 07:44 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have walked themselves to the brink of postseason elimination. The Yankees will try to push them over the edge Thursday night. Yes, the big-swinging, homer-happy Yankees are within a game of reaching the American League Championship...

Yankees' Juan Soto focused solely on the playoffs, even though a lucrative offseason looms

Oct. 09, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yankees slugger Juan Soto knows there will come a time very soon that he will have to make a decision about his future. He's trying to put it off as long as possible. The four-time All-Star is poised to become the biggest free agent on the...

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. embraces the boos from Royals fans in the new role of playoff villain

Oct. 09, 2024 23:19 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Turns out Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. is just fine playing the role of playoff villain. Chisholm made headlines after New York lost Game 2 of its AL Division Series to the Royals this week when he proclaimed they “just got lucky.” And the...

SEC means more ... upsets? Three top 10 teams fall, led by Vanderbilt's vanquishing of Alabama

Oct. 09, 2024 14:47 PM EDT

Lane Kiffin wasn’t ready to talk about his own game yet. The Mississippi coach fixated instead on the final moments of Vanderbilt’s stunning upset of then-No. 1 Alabama. “Sorry, I mean this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing going on,” Kiffin told reporters after the Rebels’ win...

Patrick Mahomes throws for 331 yards, Derek Carr hurt as Chiefs shut down Saints for 26-13 victory

Oct. 08, 2024 08:01 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for a bunch of yards. Travis Kelce caught a whole lot of his passes. And Kareem Hunt plowed into the end zone once again, sending a torrent of red fireworks flying over Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night. It might as well have been six...

Saints quarterback Derek Carr leaves with oblique injury in another losing night against the Chiefs

Oct. 07, 2024 23:47 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Saints quarterback Derek Carr was having another tough time against the Chiefs even before he took a wicked shot from blitzing defensive back Chamarri Conner on Monday night, not only ending his game but also New Orleans' hopes of a comeback. Carr sustained...